Pages

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Tuesday Titles 037: I Capture The Castle

A couple of weeks ago, when I was hanging out with Alex, I'd just finished the book I was reading and she offered me this. Shamefully, I'd never read it, but I really don't know why.

I Capture The Castle is the journal of Cassandra Mortmain, who lives in the crumbling castle and writes about her family and life in 1930s England. On the brink of poverty, Cassandra and her family make the most of everything and refuse to give up. She and her sister Rose dream of what life would be like if they married handsome, wealthy men.

Could their dreams be realised when the Cotton brothers move in next door after inheriting the Hall next door?

I loved the way that Cassandra's writing "captured" every aspect of her life and the people around her. I found myself longing for the object of her affections to return her feelings.

I absolutely loved this, but don't want to say too much, as I'd urge you to read it.

I love, love, love I Capture The Castle. Neither my mum nor I had ever read it (I say that because we were both, as children/teens and now as adults, big on this kind of novel) until my mum's partner introduced us to it about ten years ago. From the first lines, "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink...," to the last it is sheer perfection.

Clothes Sale

Caffeine-fuelled and drawn to a quirky print to add to the wardrobe zoo. Shoeaholic, dressmaker, Girlguiding volunteer and Queen's Guide. Keen reader and book reviewer. Tortoise owner. Adores dinosaurs. Probably has enough shoes to wear a different pair each day of the year.Loves writing letters and sending pretty parcels; get in touch if you'd like to swap snail-mail. <3

All products that are featured on t*rexes and tiaras were purchased by myself unless stated otherwise. As of May 2012, any PR samples, items that have been gifted to me or similar will be marked with an asterisk (*), and made clear in the post.Items that have been given to me for free will never affect my reviews. All thoughts and opinions expressed on my blog are 100% my own and always will be. My blog is nothing if not honest.

t*rexes and tiaras is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk